I am a sucker for a rallying cry, and Jeff Peachey has a great one on his new blog: conservators of the world - both those pioneers in the jungle of private practice and those pushing out from the edges of “the system” in institutions - unite! I’ve always wanted to know more about the AIC Group CIPP (Conservators in Private Practice) and their vision for the future - I hope Jeff’s vision is a shared one amongst the group.

(And as for the Whitman reference, there was a great two hour American Experience documentary on PBS recently. I have somehow made it through life and a not just a few American Lit classes without Whitman. I am now on the hunt for an oversized, rare edition of “Leaves of Grass” missing from the shelf of Alderman Library.)